Archives - Sophia Samantaroy
Environment
No more pink soap: Why the University’s decision to implement fragrance-free soap is a move in the right direction
The ubiquitous pink soap in University bathrooms are gone, replaced with Purell “Fragrance-Free” dispensers. Why the change?
Animals
Rest in peace, Med Center bat
Finding a bat in a med center lab raises a lot of questions: How did it get in here? Why did it pick a sticky trap as its landing pad?
UR Joking
The great orgo lab-off
I’ve always compared chemistry labs to the technical challenges in the reality TV show, “The Great British Baking Show.” The directions are vague, the mistakes are many.
Narratives
New quad animal reported, dubbed QuadScrat
From the Humor section: Outside, the squirrel clung tenuously to that skinny branch, jaw clamped on his acorn. Then came the wind. Rochester wind.